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This is my first time at trying Jambalaya and after reading a few recipes online, I decided to make the recipe up myself. I cooked a pork butt yesterday and made pulled pork rice bowls and as you know if you’ve ever made pulled pork, there are always many leftovers. We were getting tired of the pork, so I figured I’d mix it up and add it to Jambalaya instead of Kielbasa. If you like this recipe you could add anything to it that you like, including summer sausage, ham, or even okra or crab meat! I used a leftover grilled chicken breast and some frozen shrimp!

In a dutch oven over medium heat, melt the butter and add the onion, celery and peppers to the same pot and saute for 8 to 10 minutes, until the onion is soft. Add the tomato, garlic, jalapeno, cayenne, oregano and cook until all the vegetables and herbs are blended well.

Add the stock and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in the rice, and add the left over pulled pork and grilled chicken, bay leaves, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Return to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.

Add 1/4 cup of the scallions, 1/4 cup of the parsley, the lemon juice and the shrimp, and stir well. Cover and remove it from the heat and allow the jambalaya to steam for 5 minutes. Serve and top with green oniona and jalepeno. A dolop of sour cream on top will cut the heat and a dd a little texture!